[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DAY 1 – LONDON TO DELHI

So after a total journey of 14 hours we made it to Delhi at 9am local time. We jumped in a prepaid taxi and got our first taste of the roads in India, they are chaotic. Every type of moving object seems to descend on the roads of Delhi including but not subject to cars, mopeds, bikes, people and cows and when a three lane road becomes an unorganised mess you really think about how safe English roads are.

We arrived at our hotel so tired from our long journey that we were numb. At the time and even now that whole day was a blur. We tried our hardest not to let the jet lag win and forced ourselves to take a walk through the streets just to see what’s going on. As soon as we stepped out of the hotel we were subject to peoples stares. We are still not sure why but the people of Delhi seem really interested in (or put out by) us. However we continued to explore ignoring the constant looks. We are so used to a diverse culture that when you come somewhere that any white person sticks out like a sore thumb you appreciate it so much more.

It was everything you hear about and everything you imagine the streets of India to be. Yes, they are dirty and yes it smells but it is such a different way of life you can’t help but walk around in awe. There are SO many people, everywhere you look – no street is quiet and no shop is empty. We spent our time trying to get our bearings and being hassled every time we stopped by a tuk tuk driver offering some sort of help. We even got assisted crossing the roads until we learned just to walk out and people will go around you after a loud beep.

It got to the point we were so tired that we stopped speaking to each other, we were walking in silence for about 20 minuets before we agreed to head back to the hotel. We planned to have a relaxing evening and sort ourselves out however after about 10 minuets figuring out what we wanted to do the next day we both crashed. We were asleep by 4pm. After a couple of middle of the night stirs we slept right through until 10am the next day.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]DAY 2 – DEHLI

We felt fresh. We got ourselves ready for the day and using a map we had picked up the day before made our way to India Gate. Lets just say the map we had was not to scale and we ended up walking about an hour before finally getting out bearings and managed to stumble across the gate. Naively, I imagined tourist attractions to be filled with westerns but we only saw about 6 groups the whole day.

We decided to get a tuk tuk to Chandni Chowk market. Okay, so when I said the roads were crazy before, we were in a nice safe car. This tuk tuk is a little petrol fuelled moped with no sides and so small that it squeezes in any gap it can find, I found it better if I just focused on something else and not the car that was about to crash into us. Having skipped breakfast and it being well into lunch time we thought that Chandni Chowk was a good place to hunt for food. We wandered through the thousands of Sari and Jewellery shops through back alleys and loud streets until we found a food stand that was full of locals. We has been warned about eating street food and if we were to ever eat it we should make sure it is a busy little stall. We grabbed a couple plates for 55 rupees which is like 60p. The food was lovely, it was a potato based curry (I think) and it was soooo spicy.

After lunch we went for a wander around. We were close The Red Fort and Jama Masijd so we took our time taking in the sights. By this time our long sleep seemed to catch up with us and we were hit by a wave of tiredness (something you don’t really prepare for). We managed to grab a tuk tuk back to our hotel – after the driver stopping to ask for directions about 5 times. It was early evening and we knew we needed to be back at the hotel for our tour meeting.

We didn’t have much time before we were whisked into the hotel conference room to meet the people we were to spend the next 2 weeks with. There was an awkward silence as we waited to meet out tour leader. After a brief overview of the tour we all agreed to go out for dinner together – a bit of an icebreaker. We were brought to a small restaurant about a 10 minuet walk away from our hotel. To be honest, it was the most western people I had seen together since we had arrived in India and sadly it brought a wave of comfort with it. I opted for a chicken dish, which after whispering to Ryan that I was 95% sure it wasn’t chicken and him telling me to be quite and not to say stuff like that, realised that I was given the wrong dish which was actually Paneer. We enjoyed what I think was a fancy meal in India with a significantly higher bill then our lunch time spending but it was good to meet people and get to know the group before we set off on our adventure together.

After our guide telling us that we needed to leave at 5:15am sharp the next day we all headed back to hotel to get as much sleep as possible buzzing with the excitement for the next 14 days.

Accommodation in Delhi: C Park Inn                                                                              Rating: 4/10[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]DAY 3 – AGRA

Our alarms went off at the lovely time of 4:30am the next day. To be honest, we didn’t need them – the dog outside had managed to bark the whole way through the night making sure we got as little sleep as possible.

We gathered our stuff together (its amazing how much stuff seems to fit in one backpack!) and headed out to meet the group. You could tell everyone was feeling the tired and with minimal speaking we all climbed into taxis to take us to the train station. We all boarded the train together and took a 2 hour train ride to Agra to start our tour.

Agra is pretty small in comparison to Delhi but with all the weird and crazy roads and people. We arrived at our hotel and opted to take a tour around Agra Fort to kill sometime before our sunset tour of the Taj Mahal. India is full of deep history and I’m sure the tour guides could talk forever about all the Kings and their many wives.

Later in the day, we headed to the main event – the Taj Mahal. It was a surreal experience because you see so many pictures of this world famous monument and when you come face to face with the real thing its a strange feeling. Of course it is a beautiful building and you could spend hours walking around trying to get the perfect photo. Quick side note – we have has so many Indian people asking to take photos with us, its so strange and I’m not sure what they do with them but its a bit like being famous here.

Accommodation in Agra: Amar Yatri Niwas                                                                 Rating: 6.5/10

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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]DAY 4 – JAIPUR

We were warned that this was going to be a travel day. We left Arga at 7am to catch a 6 hour local bus to Jaipur. To be honest most people slept for the first half – the early mornings were starting to have am effect. The bus wasn’t as bad as expected so we were all relieved when we reached our hotel in Jaipur.

So far, Jaipur Inn is the best hotel we have stayed in since we got to India. It is a family run hotel with a welcoming and fun atmosphere. It has a lovely roof top garden to relax on in the hot hot weather.

We took a short guided walking tour around the Old City of Jaipur and we quickly learned why it was called the Pink City. It has a quaint feel to it as we walked through the hundreds of market shops. Of course it has all the elements of a street in India but something seems more relaxed here then in Delhi.

The evening was spent getting to know the group we are travelling with better. We seem to be getting taken to lovely rooftop restaurants frequently which obviously has an effect on our budget but it is such a great way to chat with other people. On average we have been paying about 1400 rupees for dinner and drinks which is about £17, obviously there is cheaper eating options in India.

 

DAY 5 – JAIPUR

Our second day in Jaipur started with a tuk tuk ride to Amber Fort, which is the biggest fort in India stretching over 7 miles. We drove through the Old City surrounded by the pink walls. In total we rode the tuk tuk for 45mins, which if you have ever been on a tuk tuk will seem like a crazy amount of time.

Amber Fort is located in on the most beautiful setting we have seen since we arrived in India. We took a short walk up a mountain to reach the fort which overlooked mountains and a lake. They do offer elephant rides to the tops but the distress combined with the heat just seemed cruel to the elephants. We got to enjoy their smell all the same.

It’s amazing to admire these hundrend year old palaces and see original paintings and mosaics where the King and Queens lived.

After the fort, we were taken to an unexpected stop at a block fabric painters. We were able to see how they make beautiful fabrics using handmade block pictures. I was even able to get a small elephant printed on the back of my tshirt. We all took our time in their shop they had next door and it is safe to say that everyone spent a little something either on clothing or bedding. It was just so nice and authentic that people struggled to say no.

The tuk tuk ride back to the hotel was extremely memorable. I think we hit rush hour and the streets were filled with everything on two, three and four wheels (and legs). It is an amazing skill to drive in India, even though there were times we laughed with nervousness at a close call we have never seen an accident (yet).

The evening was given as ‘free time’ however there were multiple activies to do. We opted to go see a bollywood movie. Apparently the theatre we visted is very famous and people from all over India come to vist. The film was in half english and half hindu with no subtitles which made it a struggled to keep up with the story line but somehow it all fit together. Movies in India are usually between 2 and half to 3 hours long with an interval in the middle. Once we reached our interval we all agreed we had expereinced enough of the bollywood movie and we caught a tuk tuk home (again another crazy experience – even more scary when its dark out).

Our night was spent chilling on the hotel roof top garden, which is a nice place to hang out with the whole group and swap stories.

Accommodation in Jaipur: Jaipur Inn                                                                                  Rating: 8/10

 

DAY 6 – TORDI

After breakfast we were by jeep for 3 hours to our next destination. The roads in India are so underdeveloped that you are bouncing out your seat every few minuets. Our next stop was in a rural town. There was total population of 2,500 which for India is very small. As we left the big city of Jaipur toward Tordi the road started to become less and less crowded. Soon there were only a handful of people on the road.

The closer we got to our destination the more excited people were to see us. As soon as the locals started to see ‘tourist’ jeeps travelling through they would start waving hoping for a response. The kids were out in full force waving and shouting as we passed. The towns started to get smaller and smaller as we passed through and we all started to wonder where a hotel would fit into this scene. It was almost getting a little worrying where we would be sleeping for the night and then the buildings opened up to revel this old palace sitting amongst this village.

Our hotel was once used by the noble family in the area as their home and now part of it has been converted into a quaint hotel. The whole setting was beautiful. We enjoyed a lunch that was fully prepared for us and then took an optional activity to take a jeep safari into a tribal village.

Once we arrived at the local village all the children came out to greet us. The children were so happy to have their picture taken and even happier once you showed it to them. It’s an amazing way to live and it was explained that the people here are much happier then those in a big city. Most people living in these small towns work on farms. This was such a lovely place to visit and definitely not somewhere you would go if you were not part of a group.

It was arranged that once we arrived back at the hotel two local girls would come and do henna on whoever wanted it. Of course all the girls were straight in there and we all had a little something done on our hands. As we careful protected our new designs as they dried we had another delicious dinner. The group then stayed up to the early hours drinking really getting to know each other.

Accommodation in Tordi: Tordi Garh                                                                                Rating: 9/10

DAY 7 – TORDI TO PUSHKAR

The seventh day of our tour was mostly a travel day. We packed up our stuff and went for a quick walk around Tordi village. It was more developed then the village we had visited the day before but was still pretty rural compared to the big cities.

We then took a 4 hour jeep ride to a town called Pushkar. We were warned before we came that this town is a Holy town which means they do not serve any kind of meat or eggs. We were also told to make sure that our shoulders and knees are covered.

As soon as we arrived in Pushkar we could tell it was nothing like any of the other places we have visited. It is small but not as small as Tordi but that is not what made it stand out. The who town is full of tourists which all seem but not you’re average ‘get your camera out at every sight’ kind of tourist, more of the hippy and backpacker type. This was so strange to all of us as so far we have been the biggest group of westerns we have seen. It is completely normal to not be Indian here.

We took a short walk through the town and got a taste for the hipster vibe. The town is basically one big market filled with clothing and jewellery stores. As we walked toward the centre we were brought to the lake. This lake is supposedly holy and the further you walk down the steps the better karma a person has. We made it just in time to watch the sunset behind the lake.

DAY 8 – PUSHKAR

After our late afternoon arrival in Pushkar the previous day, today we got the opportunity to explore the town by ourselves and do a little shopping on the market stalls. We wandered through this tourist infested town going from shop to shop which to be honest is all selling the same stuff. Our tour guide did say that the quality of the things for sale is not the greatest and to only to by for people you don’t like. Naturally, Ryan bought himself a couple of things.

Our day was pretty chilled and we worked on our own clock until 4pm. Our night was filled with an arranged activity in the dessert. We opted to take a camel ride into the desert which was about an hour long. Both me and Ryan had been on camels before but only for like 15 minuets but let me tell you, an hour makes a whole lot of difference. I think we were all grateful when we reached our camp.

We were hosted by the local gypsy community who provided us all with clothing to dress up like them and enjoy a night filled with entertainment. We were treated to a magic show which included three pigeons that I still can’t work out where they came from and traditional gypsy dancing. We watched the sunset behind the mountains and were served dinner that was sooo yummy. I’m pretty sure we all got thirds. Everyone agreed that this was one of the best nights so far.

Just as we were about to jump into the jeeps to take us home the sky was filled with lighting. It started to spit which felt familiar to us all being from England. We made it back to the hotel and the shower had passed. We had made a quick pit stop at a wine shop outside of Pushkar to get some alcohol for the night. As Pushkar is a holy town, this means that it is illegal to drink and buy alcohol. The town we stopped at to pick up the booze is fine but we had to smuggle it back in our jeep and into our hotel.

Accommodation in Pushkar: New Park Hotel                                                                Rating: 7.5/10

DAY 9 – PUSHKAR TO UDAIPUR

Similar to our first day in Pushkar, the day started with a 7 hour train journey. It was early start but didn’t reach Udaipur until around 2pm.

We went for an evening orientation walk around the old city and our guide pointed out things we can do as we would be in this city for 3 nights.

We were then taken to an art school and had a demonstration of typical Udaipur painting style. The man that took the class also let us know about a could of activities that his school offers. There was a chance to part take in our art lesson, have you palm read or be part of a cooking class. The majority of our group signed up for at least one these. We opted for the cooking class but this wasn’t until our third day in Udaipur.

After our walk we were taken to yet again another beautiful restaurant overlooking the lake. The long travel had effected everyone and we all headed to bed pretty early.

 

DAY 10 – UDAIPUR

The group had organised themselves to take a tuk tuk into town on our first full day in Udaipur. We stopped at one of the cafe’s that was recommended by our guide to have a Nutella crepe and strolled around the city checking out all the shops.

We headed back to the hotel to spend a chilled afternoon by the hotel pool and enjoy a bit of the sun. We have been on the move so much since we arrived in India we haven’t really had a chance to sit out on the sun. Unfortunately that was a mistake and our careless selves ended up getting burnt – typical. We ended up hobbling around for the rest of the day.

An optional activity that the whole group agreed to do was to go see a Rajasthan-y dance and puppet performance in the evening and for 150 rupees (approx £1.80) you can’t say no. It was good fun with some strange bits mixed in.

DAY 11 – UDAIPUR

Today was our sleep in day. We were so lazy that we didn’t get up until lunchtime just out of pure hunger. We caught a tuk tuk into the town centre and visited a small Greek café to get some yummy food. By the time we were finished we had enough time to catch a boat around the lake to get some nice sights of the palace which was in the middle of the lake. It was well into the afternoon when we docked up and we had a cooking class at five so we made our way across town to where we had our art demonstration.

The cooking class took place on the roof and we made around 6 different dishes from masala chai tea to Dahl. Every thing turned out so good and we all got to have a go at making bits here and there. It was cool to see how easy everything looked to make – it made you really think you could do some of the stuff at home (if you had all the right ingredients).

It was getting dark and tonight is the first night of the Holi celebrations so we met up with the rest of the group and made our way into the town square to enjoy the Indian music and dancing. There were plenty of balloon and confetti about the place that the streets looked unrecognisable. There was a huge bonfire in the middle and smaller ones all around the town. It was such cool experience to see everyone enjoying themselves. As we walked home we were attached by some little kids and their water balloons. It was nothing to what the next day was going to be like.

Accommodation in Udaipur: Vishnu Priya                                                             Rating: 7.5/10

DAY 12 – UDAIPUR TO MUMBAI

Today was the famous day of Holi. The day of the colours. Unfortunatly our original tour plans ment that we spent the whole day on a local bus. After much trying our tour guide managed to push our travel plans back until 2pm.

We were all up so early to make the most of the festival. We took a tuk tuk into town around 7am and found we were a bit toooo early for Holi celebrations with the locals. All we wanted was to see the locals enjoying the festival but we couldn’t manage it. We went make to the hotel were we met with two other G Adventure groups and celebrated the Holi festival in style on the hotel roof.

It is safe to say that we were all well and truly covered in every colour. The boys even started to fill up water ballons which just turned our bright vibrant colours to a brown sludge untiil more colours were discovered and we stared back up again. It was a crazy morning and everyone in the group fully enjoyed themeseleves.

As we were suppose to be checking out today we all slowly made our way back to our rooms to attempt to get the colour off before our long journey ahead. Both me and Ryan took a 20 minuet shower scrubbing every inch of the colour off. We are both have a few stained skin patches but for the most part we were clean enough.

We then chilled in the hotel until it was time to get a 4 hour taxi ride to Amendbad and took a 8 hour overnight sleeper train to Mumbai.

 

Right, sorry where was I? Sometimes its hard to find the time to document what we got up to on our travels. Finding the time and good enough WIFI is tricky and the longer I leave it the harder it is to remember what we did each day. I think writing every day may be a bit too much so after India, I might try and shorten it slightly. So here it goes….

 

DAY 13 – MUMBAI

After our first experience on a sleeper train – which to be honest was not too shabby. It was a three tier sort of arrangement and we were given sheets and pillows to make up our bed. Luckily we were close to a few people on our tour which made the experience more fun. We all managed to get a few hours sleep which surprised a few of us.

We arrived early to Mumbai and our hotel for the night so the most we could do after our 8 hour train journey was freshen up in an unused room.

The optional extra for the day was to take a taxi guided tour around Mumbai to check out the most popular spots. Seeing as we only had 24 hours here we all took the chance to see the city.

The first thing we realised about Mumbai was that it was HOT and not just hot like the rest of India, this was humid and sticky and hot. We really felt it as we drove around in non-ac cars for the day with our only relief being when we stopped to see some of the sights but even then the air was think and warm.

Getting the taxi tour was a great way to see Mumbai if you only have a short amount of time in the city. We visited places like the Ghandi museum, a few temples and view points and even got the chance to walk around a slum.

Let me talk about the slum for a second… We all have ideas of what slums are like and when we were told we were going to walk through one we all kind of recoiled a little. You hear storied of how dangerous they can be not to mention that way of living is not exactly clean.  Bearing in  mind we only visited one slum and I understand there are probably worse ones in the Mumbai area but we were all slightly shocked. Yes there are thousands of people living in such a small area on top of one and other but, the one we visited at least, had running water and electricity. The children were friendly and taking every opportunity to wave at the white people! Strangely, I felt an overwhelming sense of community walk through the slums, all these people living harmoniously next to each other.

After our day of sight seeing we all headed out for dinner to a famous Mumbai restaurant, Leopold Café and Bar. A few of us stayed late, enjoying the music and the drinks.

 

 

DAY 14 TO 19 – GOA

After our night in Mumbai we caught a flight to Goa where we spent the last few days of our tour. Nothing was arranged in Goa, it was more of a relaxing end which to be honest was needed after our crazy two weeks. We stayed in Calangute beach area about 20 minuets from Baga.

We spent our days chilling on the beach or by the pool eating calamari and prawns, which were sooo yum.

The tour ended on day 16 however about 6 of us stayed on a few more nights so we all booked into a hostel together. To be honest, this was a hotel with one room that had a few bunk beds in. It was the perfect set up – all the benefits of a hotel but for a cheap cheap price. Even once the tour finished we lounged around on the beach or at the hotel pool treating our time more like a holiday. For everyone else, these were their last few days in India and I think they were grateful to leave. I’m not going to lie, India is hard. It is a massive culture shock and their way of life is so different to ours it does take a second to adjust so I understood peoples wanting to leave and move on.

For me and Ryan however we had another week to go in India but we were moving down south which was the best thing we did.

DAY 19 TO 20 – GOA

Day 19 meant the departure from our friends we had made on the tour. They were all flying to Thailand so they were excited to get going. We had booked another overnight train from Goa to Kochi but the station was about an hour and half away in a taxi. The taxi cost about £15!

We checked into a hotel near the station for one night and literally became vegetables for 24 hours – it was so needed. We took the chance to do some washing – it was needed to. We ordered a take away and watched films. It was nice to have break from our travels and just relax.

Once out little stop was over we headed to the train station to catch our overnight train. It was a 13 hour train – we knew it was going to be tour. It didn’t get off to a great start when the train was suppose to arrive at 9pm and didn’t show up to 11pm – India time…

Right so we made a mistake. The sleeper train we caught when we were on our tour was nice. It was relatively clean and provided sheets and overall not too bad. Apparently that was a higher class because the once we booked which coat us about £9 each was insane. There were portable fans strapped to the ceiling as a cooling system that wasn’t really working and the whole place was dirty. No sheets or blankets either but that was the least of our worries. When we boarded the train we wanted to cry, we thought we weren’t going to get any sleep and didn’t really want to at the same time. Using our bags as pillows we managed to catch a few minuets here and there which was a shock to both of us.

Strangely, even though our train was two hours late, we arrived on time.

 

DAY 21 – KOCHI

When we arrived at the train station in Kochi we just thought it was like the rest of India. The roads were crazy and loud and the city wasn’t exactly clean, but cleaner then we had seen. As we were taken by tuk tuk to our hostel for the night we realised that this place was very different. We crossed a few bridges before we made it to the area we were staying which seemed a lot more peaceful then the main city area.

Once we made it to our hostel, it was too early to check in so we went to hunt for lunch. Bearing in mind we hadn’t really eaten since lunch the day before, we were starving. This didn’t end well for our wallet. We picked one of the first places we saw and realised within 5 seconds that this place was fancy. When I say fancy, I mean India fancy and when I say expensive I mean India expensive because to be honest our total bill was 1600 rupees which is about £20 but in the backpacker world – that is an expensive meal.

We spent the afternoon exploring Fort Kochi by foot, checking out the harbour and small beach they have here. We even saw the famous Chinese fishing nets in action, which was pretty cool. The whole place seems buzzy and everyone seemed really friendly. Plus our hostel was really cool and homely so the place just worked our perfect for us.

 

DAY 22 – KOCHI

Our second day in Kochi we decided to hire a moped (sorry mum!) and check out the area on two wheels. We started the day by heading back into the crazy city where the train station was but enjoying each island we passed a little by taking a longer way round and driving the quiet roads.

We didn’t spend too long in the city just enough time to see a little and then we headed back to our area. After lunch we took a really nice long drive – not really to anywhere but just around our island. The roads were so nice and quiet and the scenery was even better. It was so green – which we hadn’t seen in a while and there were lakes plotted around.

As we continued on our journey to nowhere the people began to get more and more friendly. Usually when you smile at a local they kind of give you a blank slightly pissed off look back, but here, they all smiled. They even smiled or waved before we even got a chance to! We stopped off along the way right outside a school. All the little children running out to say hello, showing off their impressive English skills. They seemed so excited to see us, just to wave at us made them happy.

We had been driving for about 40 minuets when we stumbled upon a beach. It was basically empty with just a few locals and about 3 tourists. We had a little paddle and enjoyed the beach for a bit before we headed back to Fort Kochi to get some dinner. We found a really nice family run restaurant in the heart of the town called Talk of the Town. The food was so good – one of the best butter chickens we have had so far and it was cheap! Our whole meal came to less then 400 rupees which is about £5.50.

 

DAY 23 – KOCHI

What we had planned to do today was the main reason we decided to visit Kochi. We were going to visit the backwaters. We had arranged the trip through our hostel and we were picked up early in a mini van and taken to about a 2 hour drive away where we met the rest of our group.

We first boarded a house boat, which are the ones you see in all the pictures that look like they are made out of wicker. We had opted for the full day experience which was 7 hours. When we boarded the boat we thought – this is going to be a long 7 hours! The boat moved only by the strength of two elderly men. They had huge bamboo sticks and used them to drag the boat along – kind of like a gondola. It was slow. But it did give us time to check out the scenery. After spending so long in North India, this just didn’t feel like India anymore. There was so many trees and the river we were on seemed to spread for miles. Each bank had families living on in their small houses, just enjoying life.

We had a few stops along the way to see the local trades in action – lime powder and rope making. Everything is so manual here, no big machines doing the job, just people getting stuck in.

We stopped off in a little village to have some lunch – a vegetarian lunch. We were served our meal on massive leaves and enjoyed the local cuisine.

After lunch we had the option to which to a country boat. Which is a lot smaller and doesn’t have a roof. Both me and Ryan really wanted to experience it so we took the first chance we got. Being on a smaller boat meant you could travel down smaller canals. It was so pretty. The trees overhanging the river, families living just meters from the banks, little kids going for a swim in the water. It was a completely different way of life to what we had seen in India so far and we liked it.

Once we got back to where we were staying we went for an evening walk around. We were getting hungry and went on the hunt for something to eat. We had seen a Mexican before so we decided to try there. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for trying the local food but after 3 weeks of eating curry for lunch and dinner you need something more. It really did live up to our expectations. Fajitas in India – who would of though they were good! If you are in Kochi and were feeling like we were and just need something other then curry then check out Sutra’s – highly recommended it.

 

DAY 24 – KOCHI

So we had decided to hire our the moped again (sorry again mum!). We planned to tackle the 2 hour drive to the Athiraphilly waterfall. It was a long drive, which we broke up with a stop for lunch and for the most part the roads were easy going and a chunk of the way was through small villages and a National Park. Overall the journey was more like 2 and half hours but we made it!

So this place is more then just a waterfall. It was massive shallow river that flows between two mountains. So many people were swimming and sitting in the river. We had a little paddle which ended up with me on my butt after stepping on a slippery stone, but its fine, I saved the camera! We hoped for longer to spend there but we the sun getting lower and lower in the sky we knew we had to make a move. With a few last snap shots we hit the road again. If this place was closer to where we were staying we would of definitely visited again.

The drive back was an experience. We were racing again the setting sun and with our little petrol scooter we were not going anywhere too fast. As the day got darker the roads seems to come alive and get a little scary. Fair do’s to Ryan who handled in like a pro when I am pretty sure if I was driving we would stopped on the side of the road to sleep for the night. We made it back to our ferry which we caught back to our island in one piece. Phew.

We made a quick pit stop back at our hostel to wash our faces because after a day of driving on Indian roads they were black. It was disgusting.

We treated ourselves to another non-Indian meal and got a pizza (did I mention curry for 3 weeks?). It was a really good day and even better because we survived it!

 

 

 

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